Murphy Financial Advisors, a hybrid team managing $200 million in Amarillo, Texas, has switched affiliations to LPL from Cadaret Grant & Co. The six-person team will use LPL’s broker-dealer and corporate registered investment adviser platforms.
The group also is joining Happy Investment Services, the wealth management arm of Happy State Bank.
The team is led by Jess Murphy, who founded the firm in 1983, and his son, Nathan. It includes adviser Ryan Collins and three support staffers.
Meanwhile, DPL Financial Partners adds two annuity executives and Prime Capital Financial hires a Mid-Atlantic retirement plan consultant
Andrew Komarow pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Hartford to defrauding three financial services companies of close to $3.3 million.
Elsewhere, Cetera picks up a $210 million Connecticut team from MML, while Wells Fargo FiNet adds a San Diego family practice from LPL
Celebrity endorsements, $500M in claimed assets, and a state regulator stepping in.
“We needed to become a more agile and efficient organization,” said American Express CEO Stephen Squeri.
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